TOILING?
Luke 5:1-11

How long have you been toiling without anything to show for your toiling? Once a group of fishermen toiled all night and had nothing to show for it until they had an encounter with Jesus. Are you toiling in any area of life without anything to show for it? In the case of the group of fishermen that toiled with nothing to show for it, there were two things they did that triggered their breakthrough miracle. Is there any area of life where your toiling has not been productive? Are you toiling with no result coming forth? The two things that the fishermen did that triggered their miracle are in Luke 5:1-5, “So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” The first thing was: The fishermen had no idea of who Jesus was when He requested to use their boats as the podium for communicating His message. Despite lack of productivity in their toiling all night they did not reject the request of Jesus. Is your situation dictating how you respond to strangers coming your way? You never know who God is going to use to touch your life in your present situation and it is not an excuse not to reach out to anyone that crosses your way. Secondly, the fishermen did not reject the command of Jesus when He commanded them to launch out into the deep and let down their nets for a catch. The fishermen could have complained to Jesus’ command that called for doing what had not worked all night. The fishermen listened and did as they were directed to do. In your non productive toiling, is there any voice sounding in your direction that you have been ignoring? Take some time out and identify if the voice is meant for your breakthrough. The Fishermen were able to give and they were also able to listen and respond. What is the Lord saying to you that you are yet to obey? He will not ignore you in your toiling if you do not turn away from Him in your time of toiling.
 
Prayer for today: Ask God to open you up so that you will be able see and hear what will bring forth your breakthrough.